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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1973

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Never Met Robertson Linked to Graziani Shooting

Two Charleston men Bernard Brumfield and Claude Truslow testified they did not participate in the April 1972 shooting of former state Assistant Atty. Gen. Phillip Graziani and denied ever meeting former Atty. Gen. C. Donald Robertson. They, along with George Davidson, face obstruction of justice charges in the case connected to a bribery scheme involving Robertson and James Haught.

Charleston W.va Atty Phillip J. Graziani Bernard Lee Brumfield Claude Weldon Truslow Donald Robertson Brumfield Truslow George Thomas Davidson Richard Jordan Eager Trus

Arrest Of 3 May Have Solved Theft Cases

Three adults and two juveniles were arrested in two theft gangs solving 36 theft cases across Cedar Bluff Abbs Valley Boissevain Pocahontas and Richlands areas of Tazewell County. Over $2 000 in merchandise recovered with $300 still missing. Officers Hypes Caudill credited for joint investigations. Suspects remanded to jail pending juvenile proceedings and bonds. A separate note mentions a Red Sea sale toxin harming marine life and repelling sharks.

Tazewell County Larry Hypes H. S. Caudill West End Danny Wayne Cochran Frank Scarbury Rt. 1 Cedar Bluff Caudill Baptist Valley Richlands Hypes Abbs Valley Boissevain Pocahontas Sid Harmon

Bluefield Daily Telegraph Local Notice Summary

Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists subscriptions and advertising details with rates for West Virginia and other zones. The notice cites publishing location 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia and AP membership for news dispatches.

Daily Telegraph Printing Co Bland Street Bluefield W. V Associated Press West Virginia Audit Bureau of Circulation Advertising Mathews Shannon & Cullen Telephone

Deaths and funerals in Blue Ridge region

Cleo Baxter Brown 53 of Swords Creek Va died on arrival after a heart attack. Survived by widow Beulah Dye Brown daughter Angela Lynn Brown two sons Danny and Roger Brown siblings and grandchildren. Funeral 1 p.m. Monday Hurst-Scott Richlands with burial Greenhills Memory Gardens. Harrison Carter 76 of Fincastle Va died in Roanoke hospital after long illness. Burial Maple Hill Bluefield. Mrs Maxie Mullins 64 of Cincinnati Ohio former Dickenson County list survivors five daughters two sons, twenty grandchildren, five great grandchildren. Services 11 a.m. Sunday in Haysi home of Pricey Fuller. Roselawn burial. Mrs Ethel Faith Cole 77 of Montcalm died in Glenwood Park Nursing Home. Survivors include three daughters one sister five grandchildren four great grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday Cravens-Shires Bluewell with Roselawn burial.

Cleo B. Brown Cleo Baxter Brown Swords Creek Richlands William H Lucy Whited Brown Beulah Dye Brown Angela Lynn Brown Lebanon, Va Danny Brown Roger Brown Lydia Brown Mamie Ray Crestline Ohio Ada Reedy Davin Venia Jones Cedar Bluff Idiana Perkins Mansfield Truell Brown Kyle Brown Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel Ancil Childress Grat Horton Greenhills Memory Gardens Claypool Hill Maxie Mullins Cincinnati Dickenson County Evelyn Rose Norma Grant Sterling Park Glenda Sykes Detroit Mich Sandra Puckett Maryland Katy Mowlin Hampton All Mullins Tony Mullins Fred Jim Dewey Fuller Haysi Dora Wallace Maude Mullins Margie Mullins Flora Mullins Pricey Fuller Bruce Mullins Frank O'Quinn Fuller Family Ethel Faith Cole Montcalm Glenwood Park Paducah Jehovah Witnesses Church Roy Cole Ruth E. Stoff Tustin Calif Frances E. Cole Marjorie Reiter Dayton Alice Beyer Robert Vaden Cravens-Shires Funeral Chapel Bluewell Roselawn Memorial Gardens Bluefield-Princeton Road

Funeral services set for George Dickerson Thornhill

Funeral services for George Mossi Dickerson 78 of Thornhill who died Thursday in a Bluefield hospital after a brief illness will be conducted by Stevens Rev R M Harris and Rev J J Howard. Burial follows at Oak Grove Cemetery Bluewell. He was born in Bedford City Virginia son of the late Sam and Nannie Johnson Dickerson. A resident for 50 years he was a retired Pocahontas Fuel Co. employee and a member of UMW Local Union 59 McComas. He was survived by a step son and was predeceased by another. Pallbearers include Walter Lawson Sr Mike Lawson Charlie Eanes Robert Buchanan Clarence Buchanan and Clarence Buchanan Jr. Honorary pallbearers Grady Lawson H M Kenneth John Saulters Robert Johnson W G Hill Cephas Byrd. Flowerbearers listed. Friends may call Lugo's Funeral Service Bluefield today 7 to 9 p.m. and at the church one hour before services.

Harrison Carter Fincastle Bluefield Roanoke Carter Virginia Fleenor Carter Philadelphia Electric Company Methodists Beulah Goforth Carter Louise Riley Belaire Lorraine Carter Hallie Newman Margaret Rhodes Alexandria Robert Carter Salem Fulton Carter Buchanan Midway Church of Christ Tom Brown Maple Hill Cemetery Cravens- Shires Funeral Home Bluewell George (Mossi) Dickerson Thornhill Stevens R. M. Harris J. J. Howard Oak Grove Cemetery Bedford City Sam and Nannie Johnson Dickerson Pocahontas Fuel Co UMW McComas Marthage Willias Thornhill Walter Lawson Sr Mike Lawson Charlie Eanes Robert Buchanan Clarence Buchanan Clarence Buchanan Jr Grady Lawson H. M. Kenneth John Saulters Robert Johnson W. G. Hill Cephas_ Byrd Thelma Lawson Mary Saulters Ruth Buchanan Missouri Lawson Virginia Robinson Lucille Hill Lugo

Obituary: Bertha Welch of Boissevain Dies at 68

Bertha Welch 68 of Boissevain Va died after a long illness in a Bluefield hospital. She was born in Boissevain the daughter of James Edward and Mary Groseclose. She was a Boissevain United Methodist Church member. Her husband Reed Welch died in 1960. Funeral services Sunday at 2 pm at the Boissevain United Methodist Church conducted by Dr Ted R Cook Rev David Gilley and Rev J A Byrd. Burial Groseclose family cemetery Boissevain. Pallbearers listed. Rodriguez Pocahontas Union Funeral Home in Pocahontas Va. after 2 pm today. Thomas K Reece 55 of Havaco Va died Friday in Welch. He was son of Mrs Janie Reece Hillsville Va and the late William Floyd Reece. Survivors include widow Virginia Reece two sons David and Darrell two daughters Cynthia Sams Kalamazoo Mich one sister Edna Smith Hillsville and three brothers Posey Clarence and James. Funeral arrangements incomplete at Gearing Witten Funeral Home Welch.

Bertha Welch Boissevain Bluefield James Edward Mary Elizabeth Havens Groseclose Walter Sayers Wes Edwards Harold Welch Jack Brooks Carlie Groseclose Rodriguez-Pocahontas Union Pocahontas Thomas K. Reece Havaco Welch Janie Reece Hillsville William Floyd Reece Virginia Reece Cynthia Sams Kalamazoo Mich David Darrell Reece James Reece Havace Posey and Clarence Edna Smith Gearing-Witten Funeral Home

Memorial for Gwendolyn Woodson, longtime teacher

Miss Gwendolyn Mae Woodson 67 of Charleston formerly Princeton died at home Friday after brief illness. Retired Mercer and Kanawha County teacher with deep community ties. Survived by two sisters Ruth Woodson and Mrs Leonard Hoke, and brother Juden Earl Woodson Jr. Funeral Monday 11 a.m. at Barlow Bonsall Funeral Home. Burial Sunset Memorial Park South Charleston.

Gwendolyn Mae Woodson Charleston Princeton Mercer County Kanawha Baptist Temple Concord College Charleston Womans Club American Association of University Woman Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority National Retired Teachers Association The American Association of Retired Persons Kanawha County Retired Teachers Association Ruth Woodosn Leonard I. Hoke Nitro Juden Earl Woodson Jr Barlow-Bonsall Funeral Home Follo Sunset Memorial Park South

Mrs Naomi Anderson dies at 65 in Pipestem

Naomi Anderson of Pipestem 65 died Friday in a Hinton hospital after a long illness. Born in Speedway she was daughter of the late John L. Bowles and Roxie Bowles. She taught in Mercer and Summers districts until 1971. Survived by daughter Patricia, sister Odell Davis, brother Jesse Bowles. Services Monday 2 p.m. at Serena Methodist Church Rev. A J Young officiating. Burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Meadows Funeral Home, Hinton, in charge.

Naomi Anderson Pipestem Hinton Speedway John L Roxie Bowles Mercer County Summers County Concord College West Virginia University Curtis Anderson Patricia Carol Anderson Odell Davis May Jesse Bowles Cleveland Ohio Serena Methodist Church A. J. Young Roselawn Memorial Gardens Bluefield Princeton Meadows Funeral Home

Willie Kelly Bondi dies in San Jose at 81

Willie Kelly Bondi 81, long time Freeman resident, died Thursday in San Jose California. Surviving are two sons W P ap of Long Beach and T R Bauquess of Oroville. a daughter Elizabeth of Arcata. Paul Kelly of Rock and Roy Kelly of Rocky Mount. a sister Mable Light of Florida. Funeral home Rancadore and Alameda to handle arrangements with burial in San Jose.

Willie Kelly Bonds Willie Kelly Bondi San Jose Calif Freeman John and Maude Caldwell Kelly W. P. Ap Long Beach T. R. Bauquess Oroville Elizabeth Arcata Kelly Paul Kelly Rock Roy Kelly Rocky Mount Mable Light Florida Rancadore and Alameda Funeral Home

Ezra Levi Taylor 87 Montcalm Miner and UMWA Member

Ezra Levi Taylor 87 of Montcalm died at home after a long illness. A retired miner and UMWA Local member from Goodwill, he lived in Montcalm for 40 years. Survived by daughters Haden Spaulding Crystal Levert Hill Norfolk Md and Maggie Jane Taylor Elkton Md a son Henry Taylor Montcalm three sisters and a brother. Funeral arrangements are pending at Cravens Shires Funeral Home Bluewell.

Ezra Levi Taylor Montcalm Goodwill Willby Taylor UMWA Haden Spaulding Crystal Levert Hill Norfolk Maggie Jane Taylor Elkton Henry Taylor Maggie Essie Hartwell Lillie Hollar Bluefield Cletis Taylor Cravens-Shires Funeral Home Bluewell

Clifford Hamm Dies of Apparent Heart Attack in Bluefield

Clifford Hamm, 60, of 303 Third Street Bluefield died on arrival at a local hospital Friday from an apparent heart attack. He was in state at Graham Funeral Home in Bluefield Va where friends may call after 5 p.m.

Clifford Hamm Third Street Bluefield Graham Funeral Home

Mrs Bertha Kessinger Dies After Long Illness at Princeton

Mrs Bertha Kirk Kessinger 8&4 of Princeton died Friday in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. She was the widow of Walter O. Kessinger. Body incomplete at George W Seaver Mortuary in Princeton.

Bertha Kirk Kessinger Princeton Beckley Hospital Walter O. Kessinger George W. Seaver

Hershell E. Goode Dies at 75 in Beckley

Hershell E. Goode, 75, of Glen Morgan and formerly of Athens, died Friday in Beckley. Funeral arrangements are pending with local authorities. The deceased was known in the community for his years of service and family ties in the area.

Kelly Blevins dies after short illness near Jaeger

Kelly Blevins 72 of Lick Branch near Jaeger died Friday in a Welch hospital after a brief illness. The body was incomplete at Fanning Funeral Home in Jaeger.

Kelly Blevins Lick Branch Jaeger Welch Fanning Funeral Home

Mrs Marie H Shutt 64 Bishop Virginia dies at home

Marie H Shutt of Bishop Virginia died Friday at her home after a short illness. She was born in West Virginia to Ambrose and Janie Shrewsbury Shrewsbury. Survived by husband L R Shutt three sons Bill Reginald Shutt of Bishop and Robert Shutt of Denver Colorado one daughter Dorothy Newton of Virginia Beach one brother H L Bowling of Bishop and one sister Mrs Williams of Richmond. Cremation or funeral home arrangements incomplete at Greever Funeral Home in Tazewell Virginia

Marie H. Shutt Bishop West Virginia Ambrose and Janie Bowling Shrewsbury Herusband L. R. Shutt Bill Reginald Shutt Robert Shutt Denver Colo Dorothy Newton Virginia Beach H. L. Bowling

Funeral for Barbara C Tibbs of Fort Wayne and Bluefield

Mrs Barbara C Tibbs 30 of Fort Wayne Ind and formerly Bluefield Va funeral services held today at Memorial Baptist Church Bluefield with Rev Charles Addington officiating. Burial followed at Valley Vista Cemetery on Bluefield Tazewell Road pallbearers listed and Eyortuary in Bluefield Va in charge of arrangements.

Tibbs Barbara C Fort Wayne Ind Bluefield Memorial Baptist Church Charles Addington Valley Vista Bluefield-Tazewell Road Vernon R. McDaniel Phillip Earls Harold Earls Eunice Cundiff Donald Carbaugh William Kinzer Henry Leedy Eyort

Joint Rites Set Sunday for Capels Couple

Funeral services for Robert Tate 27 and Barbara Ann Tate 20 will be held Sunday at 1 p.m. at Royal Baptist Church Capels with three ministers officiating. Burials follow at Restlawn Memorial Gardens Littlesburg. Police say Tate strangled his wife and then killed himself with a shotgun as officers arrived.

Capels Robert Tate Barbara Ann Tate Royal Baptist Church Charles Whitted T. L. Winfrey Joe Thompson Restlawn Memorial Gardens Littlesburg Tate Detroit Mich Edward McDaniels Darrell McDaniels Rita Valentine Rita Allison Gary Debra McDaniels Sharon McDaniels Dorothy Branch Welch Semet-Solvay Corporation Willie Tate Cleveland Ohio George Tate Ellis Ray Tate Elkhorn Herbert Eugene Tate Dennis Ray Tate Capell David Tate Virginia Roberta Gillard New York N. Y Vera Mae Leggett Burlington Page Funeral Home

Barnes Rites Slated Sunday

Funeral services are planned for Luther Phillip Barnes 25 of Richlands Virginia who died Thursday in a fall at Tiller Mine No 15 Jewell Ridge. He served in the U S Navy and was a veteran of the Viet Nam era. He was a ventilation worker for Jewell Ridge Coal and a member of UMWA Local 6167 and Richlands United Methodist Church. Burial follows at Greenhills Memory Gardens. Pallbearers are listed and honorary pallbearers include company employees. Friends may call at Hurst Scott Funeral Home.

Luther Phillip Barnes Richlands Tiller Mine Jewell Ridge Richlands United First Methodist Church Mye Greenhills Memory Gardens Claypool Hill Luther Margaret Meadows Barnes Richlands High School Jewell Ridge Coal Corporation UMWA U.S. Navy

Magnate McDonough’s Ireland Castle Sale and Business Empire

Magnate McDonough owns Endicott Johnson shoe company employing about 8 000 and valued above 60. He controls Dromoland Castle in Ireland on a 1 500 acre estate near Shannon Airport. He bought the castle after a casual tip in 1961 paying 350 000 and has since invested about 2 million. He favors rapid decisions.

McDonough Endicott-Johnson Dromoland Castle Ireland Shannon New York McDon

Bramwell Girl Placed On Probation By Katz

A 13-year-old Bramwell girl linked to a fatal stabbing pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and received a one-to-five year suspended sentence and a three-year probation under Judge Jerome Katz. She will live at and attend Davis Lewisburg under court supervision for the probation period. The court noted no incarceration was necessary and urged removal of racial tensions while stressing the act was not premeditated.

Bramwell Mercer County Intermediate Court Jerome Katz Katz Marlene Sexton Davis Sexton Joseph Harrell Wanda Mercer County David J. Muskera Area Vista Marlene Miss Sexton Lewisburg Charles Smith Owen Griffith E. D. Wells

Princeton City Manager Southern’s tenure noted in history

Southern served as Princeton City Manager since August 1970 with a salary of 17 277 84 in the last fiscal year. He is the seventh man to fill the post since 1955 when Princeton moved to the city manager system. His three year term this month ranks as the second longest behind James Lord who led from 1959 to 1964.

Southern Princeton James Lord Minnesota

Moore cites steady unemployment and manufacturing gains

Moore reports a 5.9 percent jobless rate, up from 5.4 and 6.8 a year ago. He notes manufacturing employment reached 126,900 in June, a 3.7 percent year rise, while West Virginia's decline in manufacturing helps his 1972 re election bid. Bolen's Regents term ends June 30 as a decision on his replacement awaits. Moore plans talks with Bolen next week.

Moore West Virginia Bolen Board of Regents

Gulf Admits Nixon Gift to Nixon Campaign

Gulf Oil Corp said it contributed 100000 dollars to President Nixon's 1972 reelection effort under political pressure. Federal law bans corporate political contributions and Gulf issued a one page statement with no further comment.

Pittsburgh Gulf Oil Corp Nixon Gulf

Nixon Mulls Watergate Reply In Shape Of Address Or Conference

President Nixon, at Camp David, works with Patrick Buchanan and J Fred Buzhardt on a promised response to Watergate revelations. A midweek Washington speech or televised address is anticipated while a White House press conference remains possible before his California trip. The plan signals a public stand as Senate hearings unfold.

Camp David Nixon White House Senate Gerald L. Warren Warren Patrick Buchanan Watergate J. Fred Buzhardt California

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